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Daniel Drake
1820 - 1850
1850 - 1880
1880 - 1900
A New Era
Early 1900's
Medical Ed 1900's
Blankenhorn Era
Vilter Era
Vilter Era Cont..
1940 - 1970
Polio
Albert Sabin
1980 - Present
Conclusions
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History & Highlights
Vilter Era Cont...
Dr. Vilter ~ Assistant Dean
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1943 ~ Dr. Vilter goes from Chief Resident to Assistant Dean
of the College of Medicine.
- This earns him $3,000/yr!
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85 students total
- currently 157 per class!
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The world is at War
- WW II 1939-1945
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1946 ~Associate Professor
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Vilter brothers were working on nutritional anemias in the Hematology
Lab under Dr. Tom Spies.
- Established the connection between B12 and pernicious anemia.
- Dr. Spies stole the thunder and published the data.
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Dr. Vilter gains support of Dr. Blankenhorn and Dean Dorst to set up his own lab!
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1947 ~ Dr. Vilter and the Mob
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“It was March 1947 and midnight…”
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$1000 from Sleep Out Louie
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Clara B. Vilter fund created with 4 months salary of $850
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Laboratory of Hematology and Nutrition established
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Gifts and Grants
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Nikel Endowment Fund ~ $100,000
- Estate of a patient with pernicious anemia
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Cairns Endowment Fund
- Estate of school teacher patient of Dr. Vilter
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National Vitamin Foundation, Merck, Lederle, Squibb and ultimately the NIH.
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1956 two Divisions are created from the Lab
- Hematology
- Nutrition
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Chair 1956-1979
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Third Gordon and Helen Taylor Professor of Medicine
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Golden Age of government sponsored research and private philanthropy
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Started with 15 full time geographic faculty and grew it to over 100.
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Department budget grew from $400,000/yr to $6.5 million!
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Vilter Era
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Accomplished a completely full time system for Dept. of Medicine faculty
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Heart Station = Division of Cardiology
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Gastric Lab = Division of Gastroenterolgy
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Division of Chest Disease sets up first pulmonary function lab in Cincinnati.
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Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology
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Division of Medical Immunology created through the McDonald
Foundation Endowment
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Accolades for Dr. Vilter
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Author of over 120 scientific publications
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Numerous Literary Club writings
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Numerous national advisory, editorial and administrative positions.
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Many awards
- Daniel Drake Award
- March of Dimes Physician of the Year
- Joseph Goldberger Award AMA
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Dr. Vilter .Master American College of Physicians
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1963-69
Ohio Governor of the ACP
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1971-80
Regent
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1974-78
Secretary General
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1979
President of the ACP
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2002
Laureate Award
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